09-12-2008, 02:00 AM
Hey Kngfish,
I tried those snaps I got this afternoon. They worked really well allowing me to change from a foam hopper to a bh prince nymph in seconds without ever shortening the leader. I don't use tippet when fishing either of those. Must have changed back and worth a couple dozen times. If bigger deeper holes didn't produce with the hopper I'd try the nymph. The action with the hopper was by far the best of the year for me so I was probable fishing it 80% of the time. Probable had 50 strikes my first hour and landed about half of them. Nothing huge but most 12-16 inches. The water I was fishing was pretty fast so lots of times the fish would be off a bit and impossible to hook. I fished another half hour but the water I got into was extremely fast and swallow, while I had probable another 8 or 10 strikes on the hopper, I don't recall actually landing any of them. The fly slides on the snap, it's a tight squeeze but there isn't a snap like a swivel. Didn't lose any flies so the design seems to work well. You still need a good knot to hold the snap but it'll be nice for those few times I want to change flies back and forth a lot. Most of the time I fish 1 fly and try to keep it in the water as much as possible so I won't bother with it then. The snaps are very small but my only concern is with smaller dries I could see it interfering with keeping them afloat. The dogs and I didn't encounter a single person and the weather was perfect. Great afternoon to be out fishing.
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I tried those snaps I got this afternoon. They worked really well allowing me to change from a foam hopper to a bh prince nymph in seconds without ever shortening the leader. I don't use tippet when fishing either of those. Must have changed back and worth a couple dozen times. If bigger deeper holes didn't produce with the hopper I'd try the nymph. The action with the hopper was by far the best of the year for me so I was probable fishing it 80% of the time. Probable had 50 strikes my first hour and landed about half of them. Nothing huge but most 12-16 inches. The water I was fishing was pretty fast so lots of times the fish would be off a bit and impossible to hook. I fished another half hour but the water I got into was extremely fast and swallow, while I had probable another 8 or 10 strikes on the hopper, I don't recall actually landing any of them. The fly slides on the snap, it's a tight squeeze but there isn't a snap like a swivel. Didn't lose any flies so the design seems to work well. You still need a good knot to hold the snap but it'll be nice for those few times I want to change flies back and forth a lot. Most of the time I fish 1 fly and try to keep it in the water as much as possible so I won't bother with it then. The snaps are very small but my only concern is with smaller dries I could see it interfering with keeping them afloat. The dogs and I didn't encounter a single person and the weather was perfect. Great afternoon to be out fishing.
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